The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write
Author | : Anne Haas Dyson |
Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2002-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780807742808 |
ISBN-13 | : 0807742805 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Brothers and Sisters Learn to Write written by Anne Haas Dyson and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, Anne Dyson traces the influence of a wide-ranging set of "textual toys" from children's lives - church and hip-hop songs, rap music, movies, TV, traditional jump-rope rhymes, the words of professional sports announcers and radio deejays - upon school learning and writing.